Tulane's Jesmyn Ward wins MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant'
 

https://media2.fdncms.com/gambit/ima...45/jesmyn2.png Tulane University announced this morning that associate professor of English Jesmyn Ward is one of the recipients of this year's "genius grants" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The award comes with a $625,000 stipend to be paid out over five years to pursue the recipient's line of work.?